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function [bmld_out] = culling2005bmld(coherence,phase_target,phase_int,fc)
%CULLING2005BMLD Binaural Masking Level Difference
%
% Input parameters:
% coherence : Maximum of the interaural cross-correlation, the
% value should be between 0 and 1.
% phase_target : Interaural phase difference of target signal,
% between 0 and 2pi
% phase_int : Interaural phase difference of the interfering
% source, between 0 and 2pi
% fc : Centre frequency of the frequency channel
%
% Output parameters:
% bmld_output : improvement in predicted signal threshold when
% phase_target and phase_int differ compared to
% when they are the same.
%
% CULLING2005BMLD(coherence,phase_target,phase_int,fc) calculates the
% binaural masking level differencefor a signal in broadband noise.
% The input noise coherence and phase must be pre-calculated for the
% frequency channel bearng the signal. See JELFS2011 for an example on
% how to calculate these.
%
% See also: jelfs2011
%
% References:
% J. F. Culling, M. L. Hawley, and R. Y. Litovsky. The role of
% head-induced interaural time and level differences in the speech
% reception threshold for multiple interfering sound sources. J. Acoust.
% Soc. Am., 116(2):1057-1065, august 2004.
%
% J. F. Culling, M. L. Hawley, and R. Y. Litovsky. Erratum: The role of
% head-induced interaural time and level differences in the speech
% reception threshold for multiple interfering sound sources. J. Acoust.
% Soc. Am., 118(1):552-552, July 2005.
%
%
% Url: http://amtoolbox.sourceforge.net/amt-0.9.6/doc/modelstages/culling2005bmld.php
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%
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k = (1 + 0.25^2) * exp((2*pi*fc)^2 * 0.000105^2);
bmld_out = 10 * log10 ((k - cos(phase_target-phase_int))/(k - coherence));
bmld_out = max(bmld_out,0);